Ok so the forums were messed up and I or no one could make threads/ posts. I wanted to inform everyone that I added a plugin to the Minecraft server.
(post from 9-29-13)
I've added Toughboats ( http://dev.bukkit.org/bukkit-plugins/toughboats ) To the server to prevent boats from breaking so easily or at all. The new Minecraft update apparently made the boats much more prone to breaking on running into blocks. And with no easy braking while moving, its even harder to keep your boat intact. there also seems to be extreme lag or desyncing when in a boat. This also fixes that. (This option can be disabled if needed). Ive fully backed up the server and tested this to be working nicely. please let me know if you run into any problems. Thanks.